There are many treasures in this country

The case of Princess Nan'an was over, and Shen Yan was completely free at home.He also wanted to go to Xiao Suo for a few times, but he couldn't lose face, he always felt that he was not cool enough to rush to put on someone's cold face.

Moreover, the latter is the time when the spring breeze is proud.

This case can be described as a lose-lose situation: the court lost a lot in taxes and annual tributes, Huan Ye became more and more ill because of his sorrow; As an old minister, his power has been greatly reduced; as for Nan'an Kingdom, although it has benefited a lot, the princess died in the end.

After careful calculation, there is only the scenery of Yushitai.

After the case was concluded, the emperor personally issued a decree to commend Tan Zhaohui, the censor of the Jin Dynasty, as the senior censor Zhongcheng of the fourth rank, and concurrently held the post of the constitutional censor of the fifth rank. Zhengfeng Yushi Sinan was also promoted to be the fourth-rank Yushi Cheng.

Xiao Suo naturally also got the title of Jin, and now he is the head of the Supervision Department - Zhengfeng Yushi on the fifth rank.

Although Yushitai is a Qingshui yamen, the salary is not high, and there is not much oil and water, but the treatment is the same as that of the other yamen.Shi Yushi is on the sixth rank, and his official position is not low. However, in Kyoto, which is as rich as a cloud, it is like a pearl falling into the sea. It is not worth mentioning. Therefore, it is quite difficult to apply for a residence. You have to lie on the list and wait slowly. .

Now that he has been promoted to an official position, the regulation of the mansion has also been promoted to a higher level. Xiao Suo finally has his own house, and it is in Zigui Lane near Taizi Neifang in Dongcheng. , everything is available, even if it cannot be compared with Shen Yan's General's Mansion, it is something that Xiao Suo has never dared to think about in his life.

On the night of the move, Shen Yan came, bringing Shi Shi and two servants to help him with the housekeeping.Sinan's house should also be returned to its original owner, and Xiao Suo didn't want to make it public, so he chose to move it at night.

Although the courtyard is small, only [-] steps away, but the wall is surrounded by a circle of green bamboos, and the back and forth are full of melons, fruits and flowers, which is really lovely.Xiao Suo was thinking that the orchids in the front had just sprouted, the cucumbers in the back had just fallen, the apricots on the trees hadn't been picked yet, and the lotus leaves in the small lotus pond would not bloom next year unless they were pruned.

Shen Yan watched as people moved all Xiao Suo's belongings into the car, which turned out to be just two small boxes containing some old clothes, pens, ink and book utensils, causing him to bring people to plan the event in vain.

He sealed the 50 taels of silver with red paper, put it on the large square table in the hall, came out and locked the door, patted Xiao Suo who was dazed on the spot, and said, "Let's go, don't look at it. If you like it, plant it in the new house." Same thing."

Xiao Suo let go of Lu Shan's hand on his shoulder, and reprimanded with a straight face: "Speak as you say, don't touch your hands. The general shouldn't have come, and he shouldn't have stayed, and he shouldn't be so hooked. .In the relationship between you and me, it is not appropriate to be too intimate in terms of emotion and reason, otherwise it will be difficult, so it is better not to see each other."

Shen Yan withdrew her hand resentfully, drooped her head and said, "Understood, then you are at the front, and I will follow."

Xiao Suo glanced at him, shook his head and sighed, then boarded the official sedan chair and left.Feeling lost, Shen Yan sat on the scooter and followed him, thinking of the layout of the new house, she became happy again.

As soon as he arrived, Xiao Suo saw that this place was very close to Yushi Yamen, the alley was deep and quiet, surrounded by lush flowers and trees, and the road was clean, he was very satisfied. He also saw that the black lacquered main entrance was neither wide nor narrow, and there were two horns hanging under the chiselled cornice On the lamp, there are two "Xiao" characters written in black ink on it, which is neither ostentatious nor compliant, and it is even more joyful.

Before the door was opened, Babao came out to greet him, and said with a smile, "Young master is here, I've been waiting for a day, come in and have a look!"

Xiao Suo patted his head, turned around the blue stone screen wall, and first saw the luxuriant phoenix bamboos on both sides, crabapples and plantains in the small courtyard, and a pear tree behind the study, it must be sweet and drunk in spring.There are also two clear springs flowing down from the rockery beside the pavilion, converging into a pool of water, in which red fish play with lotus, which is quite interesting.

The outside is already like this, and the interior is more elegant, with tables, chairs, beds, bookshelves and screens, even vases and jade cups, incense burners and tea sets, etc. are all fully furnished.

Xiao Suo knew it well, turned around and asked: "Thank you General for your trouble, but I don't know how much these things are worth?"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "Don't ask these things, if you ask, you won't say anything, and if you want to say it, you don't know. I was imprisoned a few days ago. Thanks to you running around to save me, it took a lot of money to go up and down. Let's treat it as my return." Same as yours."

Xiao Suo said: "I am handling the case for the imperial court, not for you, don't misunderstand, let alone appreciate it. As for the money for Hua, it is also the 100 taels owed to you earlier, how can I ask you to pay it back?"

"Then treat me as lost, and you picked it up." Shen Yan wanted to please him, but he didn't want to not only fail to fulfill his wish, but also provoke his ruthless words. stop."

Xiao Suo didn't see him off either. Hearing the sound of the door closing outside, Fang sat on a chair in a daze.

Seeing this, Babao brought tea and asked him: "My lord, why is this so? It's not like you don't want to see the general, stabbing him like this makes you feel uncomfortable, why bother!"

Xiao Suo squeezed the tea cover and stroked it twice, sighed: "I don't want to, but what can I do? Probably everything in the world is like this, things that don't like you often happen, but it's just like what people say."

The next day Liu Siwen and others brought potted plants to congratulate him on his housewarming, and Xiao Suo learned from everyone that Cheng Chi, who had just helped him before, lived next door to him.

After the banquet was over, he came back from seeing off the guests at the intersection, and saw Liu Siwen coming out from the next door, seeming to be hiding from people.Xiao Suo saw it from a distance, wanted to hide but there was nowhere to hide, so he had no choice but to face him bravely: "Brother Siwen, why didn't you leave, why don't you go home for a while?"

Liu Siwen paused, and said, "Okay."

Xiao Suo thought he would decline, but he didn't expect him to say yes, so he had to invite him home, and ordered Babao to bring the cat to him, thinking about what to say to ease the atmosphere.

Liu Siwen was straightforward, holding the cat in his arms and asking him, "Did you see it?"

"Ah?" Xiao Suo paused, then nodded, "Oh, I see."

After a moment of silence, Liu Siwen said again: "Cheng Chi was my old boss, and I admire him."

Xiao Suo never expected that he would openly disclose such confidential matters, and after thinking about it, there were only him and him in this room, and it was not "openly". He must really trust himself, otherwise it would not have been the case.

"That's good." Xiao Suo nodded, "It's extremely difficult to meet someone you like."

Liu Siwen was expressionless, and said to himself: "My family is an official, and the family business is not small. My mother is the first wife, and I am the first son. It was originally enviable, but my mother let go seven years ago Yes. My father straightened up his concubine’s room and got two more sons, so he forgot about me. The stepmother sees me as a thorn in the side, and the family’s power gradually dislikes me.” He scratched the cat in his arms, “ It was raised by my mother back then, and because my stepmother got scratched when teasing it when she was pregnant, my father forbade the family to keep cats and ordered me to throw it out. I couldn’t, so I kept him in the Hongwen Museum.”

Xiao Suo sipped his tea, he didn't know why he suddenly mentioned his background, and replied awkwardly: "So that's the case, no wonder you came from a great family, but you couldn't even bring home a cat."

Liu Siwen looked at him, and continued: "I made my own way when I was an adult, and went to the Hongwen Library to study books. My father didn't care about these trivial things, so no one stopped me. You know, most of the library is full of depressed old students , I feel a little sour in my heart, and the literati's temperament is inevitably smaller, I am withdrawn and lonely, and it is very difficult to get along with."

Xiao Suo couldn't help nodding his head, he deeply agreed with this.

"Cheng Chi is different." Liu Siwen said earnestly, "He is upright, kind, upright and generous, he is like that when the situation is good, and he is also the same when the situation is not good. He is more stable and quiet than anyone else. After I went to Hongwen Museum, he took care of me quite a lot. I often talk to him... In short, I like him very much."

"Well, he deserves it." Xiao Suo echoed.

Liu Siwen looked into his eyes and said: "I know that my family will not agree, and I also know that such a thing is not on the stage, and I know what the consequences will be if people find out. But I don't care, I just love him .”

"But..." Xiao Suo hesitated, "If your family finds out, I'm afraid even he will be implicated. Since you love him, shouldn't you plan for him and let him be safe?"

Liu Siwen sneered: "If he also likes me, what are these? I am not afraid of death, so is he afraid of death? Besides, he may not die immediately. We are in a different place. If I were him, I just hope that no matter what happens No matter what, he can put me by his side and face the wind and rain with him, instead of thinking that he is good for me, but it really makes me uncomfortable."

Xiao Suo was stunned for a while, and asked again after a long while: "But if it doesn't work out, why waste the rest of your life? It's better to be cruel and leave him. Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. He can always endure it. Instead of two people living hard, why not Forget each other in the rivers and lakes, and fly to their own places?"

"But the question is can you really forget?" Liu Siwen frowned, "Sometimes love is so light that you don't know it, and sometimes it's so heavy that it's unimaginable. , but it’s nothing more than self-deception. In fact, I never forgot, and I never flew high on my own. I just endured and suffered, and didn’t go to see him. How can we talk about forgetting each other?”

Xiao Suo chewed his words carefully, and it was even more shocking than the prophecies in the Buddhist scriptures, and he blew away all the fog in his mind with his destructive power.

Because he has been in pain, he clearly knows how much the other party is hurting now.

They can't forget--not that they don't want to--if they really try, they can't.

"He doesn't treat me like I treat him." Liu Siwen smiled wryly: "He is older than me, he takes care of me, cares about me, treats me as a relative, as a friend, but always hints and refuses, and has never liked me—— I mean like that."

Xiao Suo couldn't help sighing: "I thought you guys already..."

"No, I have nothing to do with him." Liu Siwen looked sad, lowered his head and said, "But I don't give up, I always come to him. I ran into you today, so I don't want to hide it. You live in him Next door, take care of him in your spare time, and let me know if there is anything, okay?"

"Naturally, it's just that he doesn't like you, why do you..."

"I don't care, I just love him."